'justness

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just

—*adj*
1.	a. fair or impartial in action or judgment
	b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the just
2.	conforming to high moral standards; honest
3.	consistent with justice: a just action
4.	rightly applied or given; deserved: a just reward
5.	legally valid; lawful: a just inheritance
6.	well-founded; reasonable: just criticism
7.	correct, accurate, or true: a just account

—*adv*
8.	used with forms of have to indicate an action performed in the very recent past: I have just closed the door
9.	at this very instant: he's just coming in to land
10.	no more than; merely; only: just an ordinary car
11.	exactly; precisely: that's just what I mean
12.	by a small margin; barely: he just got there in time
13.	(intensifier): it's just wonderful to see you
14.	informal indeed; with a vengeance: isn't it just
15.	just about
	a. at the point of starting (to do something)
	b. very nearly; almost: I've just about had enough
16.	just a moment, just a second, just a minute an expression requesting the hearer to wait or pause for a brief period of time
17.	just now
	a. a very short time ago
	b. at this moment
	c. informal (South African) in a little while
18.	just on having reached exactly: it's just on five o'clock
19.	just so
	a. an expression of complete agreement or of unwillingness to dissent
	b. arranged with precision

[C14: from Latin jūstus righteous, from jūs justice]

usage The use of just with exactly (it's just exactly what they want) is redundant and should be avoided: it's exactly what they want

'justly

—*adv*

'justness

—n

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